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From Kayla Good Navy Office of Community Outreach Media Outreach Department Cmdr Marvin J. Scott became the new commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 at a change of command ceremony Thursday, May18 at NAS Oceana. Scott relieves Cmdr Jason B. Higgins who will become the Northern Command (NORTHCOM) Liaison …

No one wants to be in an emergency, but being prepared for one can often make a big difference. TRIAD of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties hosted Camp 911 for Seniors at Dee Stadium in Houghton. RSVP Program Specialist Christina Mayworm said, “2008 was the last time one of these things …

In other business at Wednesday’s Hancock City Council meeting, Superior AmeriCorps is teaming up with the City of Hancock to clean up Hancock Beach and do restoration work this Saturday. The effort will carry on rain or shine and they need volunteers. Over 80 people have already signed up but …

One-way or two-way? It’s been a controversial subject concerning White Street in Hancock that has been debated for years. The city council voted 5-2 in 2014 to make White Street a one-way street, but they are now willing to reconsider that decision. City Manager Glenn Anderson acknowledged that the city …

Prior to their regular meeting Wednesday, the Hancock City Council held a moment of silence in honor of Councilmember Mary Tuisku, who passed away Sunday. Mary was also mayor from 1990-1995.  Current mayor Lisa McKenzie said people 100 years from now will still see the impact Mary had on the …

What can be done about stamp sands left over from the Copper Country’s mining boom? That’s the question a team of students from Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools (Siona Beaudoin, Beau Hakala and Gabriel Poirier) sought to answer in this year’s eCybermission competition. The goal was to find a cost-effective way to …

A moment of silence will be observed at tonight’s regular meeting of the Hancock City Council for 70-year-old Mary J. Tuisku, who passed away Sunday at her home following a short illness. Mary spent more than 16 years on the city council during three periods, including serving as mayor from …

Leave the car keys at home, strap on your helmet and pull out your bicycle for this Friday’s Keweenaw Bike To Work Day. This is the 9th annual event, part of the National Bike To Work Day, coordinated by Bike Initiative Keweenaw. The purpose of the event is to raise …

CALUMET: Players from novice to professional will be flinging Frisbees at the fifth annual Keweenaw Guts Day, Saturday, May 20, from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Highway 41 in Calumet. A major feature of the event is the Top Gun Award, given to the high school student who throws the …

Highland Copper Company is awaiting test results from samples taken during exploratory drilling earlier this year in Gogebic County. Highland began drilling at its Copperwood Project in February but had to halt operations in early April as ground conditions along County Road 519 began to deteriorate due to an early …